The fact that it doesn't require admin privileges is huge but I personally wouldn't use it unless you have a big chunk of your traffic on older browsers and a complex design.
- Matt On Wed, May 18, 2011 at 10:10 AM, Bradly <[email protected]> wrote: > I watched the Google IO talk on Chrome Frame last week and it is pretty > impressive. I wouldn't hesitate to using it. Not only do you get better > browser support, but you also get a huge JavaScript speed improvement. They > said in talk that Yahoo is using it as the default render-er for their > homepage and I think Google uses it for Gmail too. > > -Brad > > > > On Wed, May 18, 2011 at 10:04 AM, Patrick Crowley <[email protected]>wrote: > >> > You still code for browsers below ie8? (this is the reason the web is >> not evolving!!!!! /rant). >> >> Dude, I've been pushing web standards pretty hard for five years. Ask >> @hober. /rant ;) >> >> > in all seriousness, the only downside I've experienced, is the fact the >> users that are stuck using said awful browsers, are required to run thru a >> download/install process. And typically, those users aren't exactly >> experienced in such a process. I wonder what the success rate of a chrome >> frame funnel looks like. >> >> Yeah, that's why I'm asking. I'd really like to use this, but I worry >> about the app that I'm working on right now. There's definitely a subset of >> users who are older and non-technical. >> >> > However, I read just last week that a new beta version of chrome frame >> > is out that does not require admin override. Not sure how this is >> > accomplished, but guessing it's a good hack. >> >> >> I'm really excited for this. It would rock to just code for webkit and >> IE9, then force everyone else to use Google Chrome Frame. >> >> Just wondering if anyone in the group is doing this yet. >> >> -- Patrick >> >> -- >> SD Ruby mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://groups.google.com/group/sdruby >> > > -- > SD Ruby mailing list > [email protected] > http://groups.google.com/group/sdruby > -- SD Ruby mailing list [email protected] http://groups.google.com/group/sdruby
